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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 7204 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7204 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 7204 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
130 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
220 to 380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
39
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
25 to 40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
110 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 94.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
4.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15