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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 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 N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
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