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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Elongation at Break, % 34
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
40
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
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), % 19 to 21
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
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
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4