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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.040 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5