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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4595 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4595 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4595 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
10
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
81.3 to 85.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0