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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5