85-silver 15-nickel vs. N06045 Nickel
85-silver 15-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-silver 15-nickel and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 to 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 to 13 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13.8 to 16 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 84 to 86 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |