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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3543 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.3543 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
79.1 to 83.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0