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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

S36200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S36200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5