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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

AISI 301L 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
15.5 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
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