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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
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
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
62.8 to 68.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0