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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 4015 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4015 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 4015 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.1 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
82 to 120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
50 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
130

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
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
2.4 to 24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
18 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
5.7 to 9.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.9 to 97.9
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15