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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 6262 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6262 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6262 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
68
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.6 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
170 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
290 to 390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
17 to 31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
530 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
48
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
35 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
94.7 to 97.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0.15 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.7
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15