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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. Nickel 825

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 825 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is nickel 825.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
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), % 69 to 73.5
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
22 to 37.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
38 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0