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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76400 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 20

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
58.5 to 61.5
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
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5