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PET vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

PET and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PET is a polymeric 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 (25, 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 PET and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.4 to 1.6
8.2
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.5 to 11
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 80
170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 260
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000 to 1150
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.2 to 4.4
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 54
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 27
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 41
14 to 23
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 60 to 140
390 to 790