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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 771.0 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 771.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 771.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.7 to 6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
140 to 150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
4.4 to 20
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
310 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
54 to 58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.5 to 92.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.060 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
6.5 to 7.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15