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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. Nickel 686

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while nickel 686 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 686.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
220
Elongation at Break, % 15
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
9.8
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
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
49.5 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.4
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0