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EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4376 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 530
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 76
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3