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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. 851.0 Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 851.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 25 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 C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 851.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
69
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
3.9 to 9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
130 to 140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
46
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.6
3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
6.1 to 6.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
86.6 to 91.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
0.7 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
5.5 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3