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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7243 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 1.7243 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
480 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.5
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
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.8 to 98.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0