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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

S28200 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 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 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 610
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3