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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Shear Strength, MPa 500
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5