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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4859 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
40.3 to 49
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
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0