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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0