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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4