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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5