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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

S20432 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 81
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5