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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 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 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
35
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5