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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S42300 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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
82 to 85.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0