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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 370
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
17
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0