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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 7049A Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7049A 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 7049A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 15
5.0 to 5.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 290
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
580 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
500 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
130
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
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
28 to 32
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
1800 to 1990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
52 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
50 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
84.6 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.1 to 3.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
7.2 to 8.4
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15