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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
390 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5