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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4458 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4458 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, % 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5