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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. S82122 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82122 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S82122 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

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
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
510
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
68.9 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
1.5 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0