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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

S32050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77000 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
16.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5