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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76400 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76400 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 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5