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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 308L Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 308L 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 308L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
16
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
63.8 to 70.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0