C97300 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel
C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 22 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 480 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 85 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 53 to 58 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 95.1 to 96.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |