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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
11 to 13.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5