AISI 316N Stainless Steel vs. C97300 Nickel Silver
AISI 316N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 AISI 316N stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 39 | |
| 9.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1160 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 870 | |
| 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 150 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 3.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 to 230 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 1880 | |
| 59 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 41 | |
| 7.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 31 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 9.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 26 | |
| 8.0 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 53 to 58 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.9 to 71.9 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |