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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 23

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
63.5 to 66.5
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
9.0 to 11
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
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5