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6016 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

6016 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 (3, 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 6016 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 27
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 130 to 170
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 280
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 210
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 410
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 660
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190 to 210
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48 to 54
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 160 to 180
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 8.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29 to 47
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 340
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 51
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 77 to 86
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1 to 12
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 96.4 to 98.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5