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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 51
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
40
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4