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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. S32760 Stainless Steel

C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32760 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S32760 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
22
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0