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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AWS ERNiCr-3

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCr-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCr-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
67 to 77.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5