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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. B535.0 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while B535.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 B535.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
66
Elongation at Break, % 15
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 290
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
82

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.7 to 93.4
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
6.5 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15