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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4845 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
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
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
48.2 to 57
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0