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7005 Aluminum vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

7005 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 7005 aluminum and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 400
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 380
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140 to 170
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35 to 43
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110 to 130
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
30
Density, g/cm3 2.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 38
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 41
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54 to 65
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 18
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91 to 94.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.060 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.010 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 5.0
17.9 to 29.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5