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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. S43932 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S43932 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S43932 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
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
890
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
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
140
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
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
76.7 to 83
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 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0