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N06255 Nickel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

N06255 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Shear Strength, MPa 460
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
2.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3