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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. B390.0 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while B390.0 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 B390.0 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
76
Elongation at Break, % 10
0.88
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
29
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
640
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
2.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
72.7 to 79.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
4.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
16 to 18
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2