S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel UNS C77000 (CW410J) Nickel Silver

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		920
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		180

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1050

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1000

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		53.5 to 56.5

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		16.5 to 19.5

Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		22.7 to 30

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5