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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

S32950 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
46
Shear Strength, MPa 480
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5