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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 370
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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