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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. B390.0 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
76
Elongation at Break, % 15
0.88
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
72.7 to 79.6
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
16 to 18
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2