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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5