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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 4147 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 4147 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 4147 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
72
Elongation at Break, % 10
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
59

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1050

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
3.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
55
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
5.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
85 to 88.9
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
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
11 to 13
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15