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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

S44537 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 80
73
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
18

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
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
0
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
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
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5