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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 90
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
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
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0