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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel 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 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 2.4951 nickel.

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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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
60
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0