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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
73.2 to 77.7
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0