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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20161 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
65.6 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0