Boron Carbide vs. C76200 Nickel Silver
Boron carbide and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Boron carbide is a ceramic 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 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 boron carbide and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 240 to 460 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.17 to 0.19 | |
0.31 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 | |
390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 to 2500 | |
170 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 950 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 to 90 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 to 5.6 | |
19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 2.1 to 2.7 | |
8.2 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 63 to 100 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 91 to 100 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 37 to 47 | |
13 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 to 53 | |
14 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 to 38 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
13 to 26 |