EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. C75200 Nickel Silver
EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
47 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
400 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1110 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
33 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
6.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.0 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
13 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
14 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
9.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
13 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
63.5 to 66.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.3 to 68.5 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 11 | |
16.5 to 19.5 |
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 | |
12.7 to 20 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |