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EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 34
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 740
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 550
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 760
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 65.7
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
11 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.060 to 0.14
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0