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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 90
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
84.2 to 88.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0