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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.0045 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0045 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.0045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.27
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.7 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.045
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0