C74000 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM B522 Class II
C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B522 class II belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM B522 class II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 96 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 34 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 590 | |
| 280 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 42 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 69 to 73.5 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 68.5 to 69.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 24.5 to 25.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 14.2 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.26 |