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S32654 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 S32654 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 45.3
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
15.5 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0