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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0