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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AWS E240

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.6 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0