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535.0 Aluminum vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 535.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 67
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 25
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 910
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 23
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 79
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.6
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.0030 to 0.0070
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 6.2 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5