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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 90
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0