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S20433 Stainless Steel vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

S20433 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20433 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 82
52 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 72.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
16.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5