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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 440A stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
5.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
78.4 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
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 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0