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N06455 Nickel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C73500 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 N06455 nickel and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 90
73 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 18
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 14 to 17
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58.1 to 72
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5