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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.

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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