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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 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 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 88
65 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
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
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
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
7.0 to 9.0
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
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5