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Grade CW2M Nickel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Grade CW2M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 grade CW2M nickel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Elongation at Break, % 23
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 83
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
40
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 60.1 to 70
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4