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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 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 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
43
Shear Strength, MPa 410
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1000
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
28
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 21

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 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
7.0 to 9.0
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
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5