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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. S31254 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31254 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
51.4 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0