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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
11 to 13.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5