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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.0545 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.0545 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 1.0545 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
550

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
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

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
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
95.5 to 99.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.85 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0