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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82121 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
66.7 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0