C77100 Nickel Silver vs. S17600 Stainless Steel
C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
940 to 1490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 540 | |
580 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
890 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 990 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 | |
850 to 4390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
34 to 54 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
28 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
31 to 50 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
16 to 17.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 52 to 56 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
71.3 to 77.6 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 12 | |
6.0 to 7.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 30.6 to 39 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |