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.
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 |