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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. Balsa

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

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
0.13

Common Calculations

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