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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
16.5 to 19.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5