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EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4508 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 1.4508 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
8.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
15.5 to 17
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0