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S30441 Stainless Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

S30441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 81
66 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 400
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5