EN 1.6771 Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
EN 1.6771 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 8.7 | |
3.0 to 24 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1180 | |
390 to 700 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 1140 | |
380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1020 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
9.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 93 | |
12 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1460 to 3450 | |
620 to 1540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 41 | |
13 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
14 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 35 | |
13 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.33 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
63.5 to 66.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.2 to 95 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
21.2 to 27.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |