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5251 Aluminum vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

5251 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 (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 5251 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, % 2.0 to 19
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180 to 280
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 67 to 250
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 400
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
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 150
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
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 8.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 1180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.4 to 27
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 33 to 450
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 35
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9 to 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 95.5 to 98.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 1.7 to 2.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4