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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 410
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
9.0 to 11
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
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5