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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
4.6 to 6.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0