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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0