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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
390 to 910

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
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
59.5 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