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EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4306 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 550
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 900
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 570
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 820
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5