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N06045 Nickel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 470
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
2.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3