EN 1.4980 Stainless Steel vs. C79200 Nickel Silver
EN 1.4980 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C79200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4980 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1030 | |
| 480 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 920 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 87 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0030 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.030 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 13.5 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 59 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 49.2 to 58.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 1.9 to 2.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 17.9 to 29.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |