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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31277 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 370
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
35.5 to 46.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0