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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 5056 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5056 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 5056 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
67
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.9 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
25
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
290 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
12 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
170 to 1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
36 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
93 to 95.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.5 to 5.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.050 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15