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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 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 S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
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
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0