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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
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 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5