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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
39
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0