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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 690
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
9.0 to 11
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
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5