C77300 Nickel Silver vs. Commercially Pure Silver
C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 71 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.37 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 26 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 940 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.5 | |
| 100 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 87 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 4.9 to 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 6.9 to 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 9.5 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 46 to 50 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.040 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 37.9 to 45 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |