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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
65 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13.5
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 24.2 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0