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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-44100 Aluminum

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-44100 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 EN AC-44100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
72
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
87

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.6
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
7.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
84.4 to 89.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.65
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
10.5 to 13.5
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15