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