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EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
43
Shear Strength, MPa 530
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.16
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 24.3 to 37.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
7.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5