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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 370
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0