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713.0 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

713.0 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 (4, 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 713.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.9 to 4.3
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 260
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 860
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
25
Density, g/cm3 3.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 8.7 to 9.9
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 220
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 87.6 to 92.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.4 to 1.0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 8.0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5