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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0