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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
84.2 to 88.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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