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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 6081 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6081 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 6081 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
69
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
47
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
160

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
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
96.3 to 98.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.1
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 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15