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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31100 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 S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
16
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
63.6 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
6.0 to 7.0
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0