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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
87.3 to 90.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0