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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4594 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 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 76
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
16.5 to 19.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5