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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 S31727 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
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
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
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0