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EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 41
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Shear Strength, MPa 450
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 69.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3