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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 5251 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5251 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 5251 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
68
Elongation at Break, % 10
2.0 to 19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
67 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
5.4 to 27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
33 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.9 to 13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
95.5 to 98.2
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.7 to 2.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15