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5052 Aluminum vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 5052 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 68
130
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 22
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190 to 320
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 280
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 610
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
40
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 1.7 to 69
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 590
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 38
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 57
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3 to 14
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.8 to 97.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 2.2 to 2.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4