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333.0 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

333.0 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 (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 333.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 73
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 2.0
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 28
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 280
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 210
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 520
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 530
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100 to 140
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26 to 35
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83 to 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
30
Density, g/cm3 2.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1040
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 2.1 to 4.6
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 290
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 49
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 27
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 34
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42 to 57
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 81.8 to 89
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 8.0 to 10
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 1.0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0