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S41425 Stainless Steel vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

S41425 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41425 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 920
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 74 to 81.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 7.0
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5