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S32906 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

S32906 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32906 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 28
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
12 to 14
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5