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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 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 1.4872 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
950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0