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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
39
Shear Strength, MPa 510
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3