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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 359.0 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 359.0 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is 359.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
71
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.8 to 4.9
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
340 to 350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
530
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
910
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1090

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
12 to 15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
450 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
37 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
42 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
88.9 to 91
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
8.5 to 9.5
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 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15