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C75400 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8873 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 43
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 370
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 590
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 1450
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
93.6 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 16.2 to 22.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0