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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 EN 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
13 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1210 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
740 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1030
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
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
80
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
150 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1370 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
1.2 to 1.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0