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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
8.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
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
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0