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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 88
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
1.5 to 2.5
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
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5