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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 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 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5