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C77000 Nickel Silver vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 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 C77000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 800
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 28
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 56.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 22.7 to 30
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0