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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 420 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 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
7.5
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
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
82.3 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
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
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0