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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 7010 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7010 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 7010 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.9 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
520 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
410 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
22 to 33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
1230 to 2130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
47 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
47 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
87.9 to 90.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
5.7 to 6.7
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15