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EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4062 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 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 1.4062 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 510
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 800
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530 to 600
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1030
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170 to 230
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 690 to 910
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 22
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 69.3 to 77.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.9
12 to 14
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5