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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. AWS ERNiCr-3

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
67 to 77.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5