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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. Nickel 908

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
180
Elongation at Break, % 43
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
70
Shear Strength, MPa 240
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
50
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
35.6 to 44.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0