C73100 Nickel Silver vs. Nickel 825
C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is nickel 825.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 8.0 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 640 | |
| 650 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 1.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 35 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 to 1560 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 78 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 22 to 37.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 38 to 46 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |