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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
15.5 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
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
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0