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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 26
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5