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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75200 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 C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
33
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
62
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
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 22

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 0.050
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
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5