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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5