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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. S44700 Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S44700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 43
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
82
Shear Strength, MPa 240
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
450

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 Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
49
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
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
64.9 to 68.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0