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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 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 S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.8

Alloy Composition

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
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
15.5 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0