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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4584 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4584 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
41.7 to 52
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0