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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. 7475 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 7475 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 7475 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
70
Elongation at Break, % 10
10 to 12
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
440 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
870
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
140 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
33 to 42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
98 to 120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
53 to 68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1390 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
49 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
48 to 52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
53 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
88.6 to 91.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
1.2 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.12
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
1.9 to 2.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
5.1 to 6.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15