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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
12
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 17.7 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0