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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. S35125 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35125 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S35125 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Shear Strength, MPa 240
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
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
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19
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 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
36.2 to 45.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
31 to 35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0