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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 21
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 80
60 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Shear Strength, MPa 320
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0 to 0.25
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5