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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32906 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 30
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 410
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.6 to 63.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
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