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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 512.0 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 512.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 512.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
83

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
38
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
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
2.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
50
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
60
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
6.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.6 to 95.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15