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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 2.4879 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
3.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
27 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
9.4 to 20.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
47 to 50
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0