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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN AC-51100 Aluminum

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN AC-51100 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-51100 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
68
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
23

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
34
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
1180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
51
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
94.5 to 97.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.55
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.55
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 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15