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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5