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N06045 Nickel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06045 nickel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 37
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 21

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
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
7.0 to 9.0
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
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5