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2219 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

2219 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 2219 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 72
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 20
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 480
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 88 to 390
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110 to 170
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28 to 44
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81 to 130
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.6 to 60
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54 to 1060
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 43
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 63
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 22
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 91.5 to 93.8
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 5.8 to 6.8
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0