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6060 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

6060 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 6060 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 16
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 86 to 130
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 140 to 220
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 71 to 170
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
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 210
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 54
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 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 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 24
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 37 to 210
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 85
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.3 to 9.9
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 97.9 to 99.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5