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Cadmium Telluride vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Cadmium telluride and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Cadmium telluride is a ceramic material, while C76200 nickel silver is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is cadmium telluride and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.9
8.2
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
980
Poisson's Ratio 0.41
0.31
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 210
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 4.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 5.0
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.9
19