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S45500 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 S45500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
42
Shear Strength, MPa 790 to 1090
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1370 to 1850
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1240 to 1700
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 48 to 65
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 35 to 42
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48 to 64
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 79.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
9.0 to 11
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
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5