C79600 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 429 Stainless Steel
C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 429 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 429 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 70 | |
78 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 | |
260 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
810 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
26 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
7.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 57 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 63 | |
99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
6.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
81.8 to 86 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
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 |