MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AWS ERNiCrFe-6

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS ERNiCrFe-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 AWS ERNiCrFe-6.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
55
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
9.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 8.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 2.7
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
67 to 81.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5