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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
11 to 13.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5