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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 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 C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
14 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
57 to 61
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
11 to 13.5
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
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5