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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

S44537 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 80
28 to 99
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 26

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
57 to 61
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
11 to 13.5
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
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5