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EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4412 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 69
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5