C76200 Nickel Silver vs. PA 6/10

C76200 nickel silver and PA 6/10 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. C76200 nickel silver is a metal, while PA 6/10 is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, 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 C76200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is PA 6/10.

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Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		80

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		220

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		1510

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		0.23

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		0.78 to 1.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		34 to 39

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		25 to 30

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		0.13

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		1.6 to 2.3

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		45 to 60

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		1.1

C76200 Nickel Silver vs. PA 6/10

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