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Grade M35-2 Nickel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Grade M35-2 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M35-2 nickel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 62
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1280
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1230
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 59.1 to 74
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5