MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C79600 Nickel Silver vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
49.5 to 56.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0