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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 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 N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
76
Shear Strength, MPa 240
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0