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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. Grade CW6M Nickel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade CW6M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is grade CW6M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
220
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
65
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
17 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
54.9 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0