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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 2017A Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2017A 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 2017A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.2 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
110 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
6.7 to 53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
90 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.9 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
91.3 to 95.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15