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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 5456 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 5456 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 5456 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
68
Elongation at Break, % 10
11 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
150 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
97

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
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
33 to 46
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
33 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
38 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
92 to 94.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
4.7 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 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 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15