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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 88
73 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
35
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
16.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5