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6065 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

6065 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 6065 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, % 4.5 to 11
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 230
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 400
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 380
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 590
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 890
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 43
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 34
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 1040
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 40
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 36 to 43
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 67
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 94.4 to 98.2
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.15 to 0.4
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
38.3 to 45.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5