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Silicon Carbide vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Silicon carbide and C76200 nickel silver belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Silicon carbide 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 14 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 silicon carbide and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 370 to 490
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.14 to 0.21
0.31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 370
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 500 to 1590
170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 670 to 1180
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120 to 170
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.0 to 4.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 3.0 to 3.2
8.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 69 to 84
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 79 to 82
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 34
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 38
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38 to 79
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.9 to 18
13 to 26