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N06920 Nickel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

N06920 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N06920 nickel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 18
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
69 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
9.0 to 11
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
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5