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Nickel 686 vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Nickel 686 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 686 and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
110
Elongation at Break, % 51
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 560
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 49.5 to 63
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5