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S35315 Stainless Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 S35315 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 82
70 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 33.6 to 40.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5