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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 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 C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0