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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

S40975 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5