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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C75200 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
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5