90-silver 10-nickel vs. AWS ERNiCrMo-2

90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AWS ERNiCrMo-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 90-silver 10-nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiCrMo-2.

90-Silver 10-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy AWS ERNiCrMo-2 Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		250 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		130
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		1.5

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		79
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		8.4

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		20.5 to 23

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0.5 to 2.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.5

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		17 to 20

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.0 to 10

Nickel (Ni), %		8.8 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		40.3 to 53.8

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Silver (Ag), %		89 to 91
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0.2 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5