MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

S35125 Stainless Steel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

S35125 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 39
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5