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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 370
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
15
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0