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8079 Aluminum vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

8079 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 8079 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, % 2.2
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 190
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
25
Density, g/cm3 2.8
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 3.1
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 92
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.4
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 98.1 to 99.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5