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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 290
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
39
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0