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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Shear Strength, MPa 490
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
2.0 to 4.0
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
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3