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 |