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AISI 316L Stainless Steel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 80
70
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 690
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1160
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 230
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 1880
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
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
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5