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Nickel 690 vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Nickel 690 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 690 and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 990
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 760
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
40
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 170
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1440
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 31
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 7.0 to 11
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 66
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4