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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 1080A Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 1080A aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 1080A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.3 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
49 to 81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
74 to 140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
17 to 120

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
200

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
3.1 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
2.1 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
3.3 to 6.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
99.8 to 100
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.030
Gallium (Ga), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0