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852.0 Aluminum vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

852.0 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 (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 852.0 aluminum and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 70
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 210
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 840
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
30
Density, g/cm3 3.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 1150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 43
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 65
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 86.6 to 91.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 1.7 to 2.3
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.5
11 to 14
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), % 5.5 to 7.0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0