C75700 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.1122 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.2 to 22 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 610 | |
| 340 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 580 | |
| 240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 120 | |
| 36 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 930 to 1410 | |
| 160 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 98.7 to 99.62 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 19.2 to 25.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |