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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. 7049 Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7049 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 7049 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
6.2 to 7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
510 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
420 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
860
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
31 to 34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
1270 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
46 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
46 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
85.7 to 89.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
7.2 to 8.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15