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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3520 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
95.9 to 97.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0