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EN 1.6579 Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

EN 1.6579 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850 to 980
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 35
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 28
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.32 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 94.2 to 96.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants