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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 88
66 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Shear Strength, MPa 490
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
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
9.0 to 11
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
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5