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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4581 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
21
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
61.4 to 71
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0