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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 317LN Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 317LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
21
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
57.9 to 67.9
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), % 9.0 to 11
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0