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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
40
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4