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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. A357.0 Aluminum

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A357.0 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 A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 290
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
90.8 to 93
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
6.5 to 7.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15