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Balsa vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Balsa and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Balsa is a polymeric material, while C76200 nickel silver is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is balsa and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.0
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.38
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 0.23
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 14
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1700
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.1
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 0.13
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 99
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.45
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
13 to 26