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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79200 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 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
11 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5