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Nickel 908 vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Nickel 908 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 26 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 908 and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
130
Elongation at Break, % 11
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1340
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 930
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.6
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
40
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 45
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 61
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.012
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 35.6 to 44.6
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 51
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 2.7 to 3.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4