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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 302 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 302 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 302 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
4.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240
400 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
580 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
59 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
140 to 3070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
67.9 to 75
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0