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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
40
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4