AISI 414 Stainless Steel vs. C73100 Nickel Silver
AISI 414 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 414 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 3.4 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 590 | |
| 260 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 960 | |
| 450 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 790 | |
| 420 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 750 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1260 to 1590 | |
| 790 to 1560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 34 | |
| 15 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 28 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 to 35 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 70.8 to 78 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.8 to 87.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |