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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 31
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
83.2 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0