Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. C73100 Nickel Silver
Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 3.4 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 450 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 420 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 790 to 1560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 15 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 70.8 to 78 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |