MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C97300 Nickel Silver vs. 7021 Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7021 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 7021 aluminum.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
9.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
90.7 to 93.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 25
5.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15