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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 81
63 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
16.5 to 19.5
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
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5