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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 418 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 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
78.5 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0