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296.0 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

296.0 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 296.0 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, % 3.2 to 7.1
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 270
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 420
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 630
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 870
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130 to 150
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 22
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 33 to 37
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99 to 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 3.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1110
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.6 to 15
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 220
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30 to 31
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 51 to 56
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89 to 94
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0