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C75400 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.5535 Steel

C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5535 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 C75400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.5535 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 43
11 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 370
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 590
300 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 120
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 1450
240 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.6 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 16.2 to 22.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0