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N08221 Nickel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97400 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 N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0