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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

C77400 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77400 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, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 360
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.5 to 46.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
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
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0