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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. S44660 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44660 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 S44660 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 43
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
81
Shear Strength, MPa 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
60.4 to 71
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.0 to 3.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0