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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 84
73
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5