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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
15.5 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
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
2.5 to 3.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0