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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 73
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 360
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0