AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver
AISI 201 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.6 to 51 | |
| 43 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 840 | |
| 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 1450 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 1080 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 880 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 61 to 340 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 63 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 52 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 37 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 37 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 32 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.5 to 75 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 7.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 29.6 to 36 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |