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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0