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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. 2117 Aluminum

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2117 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 29 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 C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 2117 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
71
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
27
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
64
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91 to 97.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
2.2 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15