Class 1 Tungsten vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
Class 1 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 1 tungsten and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 250 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 3.0 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 390 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.1 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 12 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 | |
| 620 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 48 | |
| 13 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 90 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 21.2 to 27.5 |
| Residuals, % | 10 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |