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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. 8011A Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 8011A 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 8011A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
100 to 180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
34 to 170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
630
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
210
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
180

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
3.0 to 22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
8.2 to 200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
86
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
4.6 to 8.1

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
97.5 to 99.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15