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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
78
Shear Strength, MPa 240
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
10 to 14
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), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0