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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. 2618A Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2618A aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 2618A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
91.5 to 95.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
1.8 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.4
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0.8 to 1.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 25
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15