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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. S40920 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40920 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 S40920 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
97
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
85.1 to 89.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0