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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4