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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 6018 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6018 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6018 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.0 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
290 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
24 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
34 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
93.1 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.4 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15