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EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
44

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.4
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.5
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 76
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 87.4 to 92.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5