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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. 2195 Aluminum

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2195 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 2195 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
9.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
660
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
1470

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
53
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
91.9 to 94.9
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
3.7 to 4.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.25 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.12
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15