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Nickel 725 vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Nickel 725 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 nickel 725 and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 580
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1270
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.3 to 15.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 55 to 59
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5