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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. Silicon Carbide

C76200 nickel silver and silicon carbide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. C76200 nickel silver is a metal, while silicon carbide is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 14 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 silicon carbide.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
370 to 490
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.14 to 0.21
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
500 to 1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
670 to 1180
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120 to 170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
4.0 to 4.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
3.0 to 3.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
69 to 84
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
79 to 82
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
18 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
24 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
38 to 79
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
6.9 to 18