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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3961 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
35
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5