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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5