C75400 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel
C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310S stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C75400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 43 | |
| 34 to 44 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 79 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 370 | |
| 420 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 630 | |
| 600 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 590 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 4.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 61 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 120 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 1450 | |
| 190 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 48.3 to 57 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14 to 16 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 16.2 to 22.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |