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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 2618A Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 2618A 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 2618A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
72
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
560
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
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
91.5 to 95.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
1.8 to 2.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0.8 to 1.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15