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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. Optical Silicon

C76200 nickel silver and optical silicon belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. C76200 nickel silver is a metal, while optical silicon is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, 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 optical silicon.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
110

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
700
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
2.3

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
35
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
75
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
18