85-silver 15-nickel vs. 90-silver 10-nickel
Both 85-silver 15-nickel and 90-silver 10-nickel are otherwise unclassified metals. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-silver 15-nickel and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 82 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 30 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 250 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 86 | |
| 90 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 79 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 | |
| 4.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 to 13 | |
| 6.7 to 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 to 13 | |
| 8.5 to 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 11 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13.8 to 16 | |
| 8.8 to 11 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 84 to 86 | |
| 89 to 91 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |