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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0