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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 418 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
78.5 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0