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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

AISI 409 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5