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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 290
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
72.6 to 76.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0