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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.28
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5