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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 409 stainless 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

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
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
84.9 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0