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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79200 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 C79200 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
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
30
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 18

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
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
11 to 13
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
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5