EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver
EN 1.4945 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.4945 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 34 | |
3.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
280 to 400 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 740 | |
370 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 550 | |
170 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 920 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
18 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 760 | |
130 to 1440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
12 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
14 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
63 to 67 |
Iron (Fe), % | 57.9 to 65.7 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.4 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.060 to 0.14 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
20.2 to 28.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |