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Nickel 601 vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 601 and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
26
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5