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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
7.0 to 9.0
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
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5