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AISI 317 Stainless Steel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 317 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, % 35 to 55
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
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 17
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 21
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 260
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
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