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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C77600 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 C77600 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, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 83
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
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
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0