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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C77300 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 (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0