90-silver 10-nickel vs. N07716 Nickel

90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 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 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is N07716 nickel.

90-Silver 10-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N07716 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		250 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		1.4

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		79
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.35

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 22

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 11.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.0 to 9.5

Nickel (Ni), %		8.8 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		59 to 63

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.8 to 4.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.2

Silver (Ag), %		89 to 91
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		1.0 to 1.6

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0