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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40977 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 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
11 to 13
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
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5