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Limestone vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Limestone and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Limestone 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 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 limestone and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 77
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.25
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 30
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 100
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 360
170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 920
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 2.1
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 8.0
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.6
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 55
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.88
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 26