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C77000 Nickel Silver vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 800
1180 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 28
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 56.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
70.5 to 76.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 22.7 to 30
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0