C97300 Nickel Silver vs. S15700 Stainless Steel
C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 1180 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 500 to 1770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 17 to 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 640 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 42 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
| 32 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 39 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0.75 to 1.5 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 53 to 58 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 69.6 to 76.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 6.5 to 7.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |