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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31727 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
53.7 to 61.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0