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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
21
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0