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C77000 Nickel Silver vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C77000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 99
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 800
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 28
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 56.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 22.7 to 30
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0