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PLA vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

PLA and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. PLA 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 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, 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 PLA and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 3.5
120
Shear Modulus, GPa 2.4
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 50
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 50
170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 160
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1800
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.13
45

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 1.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.058
14