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EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4874 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Elongation at Break, % 6.7
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
40
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 23 to 38.9
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4