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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-51500 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 EN AC-51500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 15
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
88

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
89.8 to 93.1
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.8 to 2.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15