AISI 310S Stainless Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
AISI 310S stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 AISI 310S stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 44 | |
| 3.0 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 470 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 710 | |
| 390 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 220 | |
| 12 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 310 | |
| 620 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 13 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.3 to 57 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 21.2 to 27.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |