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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 6101 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6101 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 6101 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 15
10 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
220 to 230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
57 to 60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
190 to 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
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
89 to 93

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.6 to 99.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1