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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35140 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S35140 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
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
190

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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
44.1 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 17.7 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0