C79200 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel
C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 540 | |
| 670 to 1940 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 910 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 30 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 24 to 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 22 to 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 23 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 66.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 96 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17.9 to 29.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |