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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
69.2 to 77
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0