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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
40
Density, g/cm3 9.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4