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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. Nickel 617

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 290
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
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
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0