C74500 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel
C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 309HCb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 309HCb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 24 | |
| 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 66 to 94 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 700 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 600 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 170 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 160 | |
| 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 to 1540 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 56 to 66 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 21.2 to 27.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |