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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4462 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 26
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4