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N06255 Nickel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Shear Strength, MPa 460
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
9.0 to 11
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
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5