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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. S15500 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S15500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
6.8 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
75
Shear Strength, MPa 290
540 to 870
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
890 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
590 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
890 to 4460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
30 to 50

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
2.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
71.9 to 79.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0