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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4116 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4116 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 70
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
81.3 to 85
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0