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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. S33550 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33550 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 S33550 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
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1360
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
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
48.8 to 58.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.025 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
16.5 to 20
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 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