N06045 Nickel vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.

UNS N06045 Nickel-Chromium Alloy ASTM B628 Silver-Copper Eutectic Electrical Contact Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		83

Elongation at Break, %		37
Elongation at Break, %		1.1 to 17

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		31

Shear Strength, MPa		470
Shear Strength, MPa		210 to 430

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		350
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		780

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		780

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.6

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.5 to 21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Cerium (Ce), %		0.030 to 0.090
Cerium (Ce), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 29
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		26.6 to 29

Iron (Fe), %		21 to 25
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		45 to 50.4
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		2.5 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		71 to 73

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.060

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.21