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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-46300 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-46300 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-46300 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
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
880
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
84

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.9
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
1.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
49
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
84 to 90
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
6.5 to 8.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.65
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.55