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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21900 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
300
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
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
59.4 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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