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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

S39274 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
42
Shear Strength, MPa 560
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5