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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
11 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5