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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. S42035 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42035 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 S42035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
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
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
78.1 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0