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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32101 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
12
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
67.3 to 73.3
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0