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N06045 Nickel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

N06045 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 37
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.8

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
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 45 to 50.4
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0