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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 630
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5