ASTM B780 Alloy vs. N06035 Nickel

ASTM B780 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B780 alloy and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

ASTM B780 Silver-Copper-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy UNS N06035 (2.4643) Nickel-Chromium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 9.1
Elongation at Break, %		34

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		84

Shear Strength, MPa		200 to 340
Shear Strength, MPa		440

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		330 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.1 to 16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.4

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		32.3 to 34.3

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 1.0

Copper (Cu), %		23.5 to 25.7
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 2.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.6 to 9.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), %		51.1 to 60.2

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

Silver (Ag), %		74 to 76
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.6

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.2

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), %		0