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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46200 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46200 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 EN AC-46200 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
73
Elongation at Break, % 10
1.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
88

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1060

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
2.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
82.6 to 90.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
7.5 to 9.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25