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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0