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N06920 Nickel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C73500 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 N06920 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 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
35
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
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 2.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 17 to 20
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 36.9 to 53.5
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5