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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. PLA

C76200 nickel silver and PLA belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. C76200 nickel silver is a metal, while PLA is a polymeric material. 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 (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 C76200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is PLA.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
3.5
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
2.4
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
50

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
50
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
160
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
1800
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
0.13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
1.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
1.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
40
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
0.058