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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41045 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 S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
83.8 to 88
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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