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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C79200 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 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
11 to 13
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
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5