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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AISI 317 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 317 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AISI 317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
35 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
580 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
21
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
210 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
58 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0