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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4855 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
4.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
42.6 to 51.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
23 to 25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.8 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0