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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. R30556 Alloy

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R30556 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 22% 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
210
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0.0010 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0