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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. A357.0 Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while A357.0 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 A357.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
70
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
3.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
12
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
68
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
90.8 to 93
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.040 to 0.070
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
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
6.5 to 7.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15