MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

5082 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

5082 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5082 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 230
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 400
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 340
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 2.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.0 to 4.3
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670 to 870
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 45
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 93.5 to 96
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5