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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4612 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3