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S32950 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

S32950 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 S32950 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 480
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
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 1390
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 60.3 to 69.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.2
12 to 14
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5