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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. S82031 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S82031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is S82031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1390
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
13
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
68 to 78.3
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0