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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 77
73
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Shear Strength, MPa 300
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5