C73100 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel
C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4313 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4313 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 8.0 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 370 | |
| 460 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 640 | |
| 750 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 580 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 780 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 28 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 35 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 to 1560 | |
| 870 to 2100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 27 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 78 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 78.5 to 84.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 3.5 to 4.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |