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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
16.5 to 19.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5