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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. 5652 Aluminum

C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5652 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 5652 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
190 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
20 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
8.4 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
0 to 0.040
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15