C97300 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel
C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A372 grade J steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 650 to 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 430 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 500 to 1930 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 23 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 53 to 58 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 96.7 to 97.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |