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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 309HCb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56 to 66
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0