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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
450 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5