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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21640 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1430
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
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

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
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
63 to 74.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
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