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N08221 Nickel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
40
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4