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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 6110A Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 6110A 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 6110A aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
70
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
360 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
47 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
450 to 1300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
65
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
94.8 to 98
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.7 to 1.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.9
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 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15