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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
22 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0