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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 96
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 1.4
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 29 to 36.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
15.5 to 17
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0