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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44535 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 90
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0