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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31727 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
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