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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 4032 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4032 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 4032 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
73
Elongation at Break, % 10
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1030

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
81.1 to 87.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0.5 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
11 to 13.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15