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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S41041 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
29
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
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
84.5 to 87.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0