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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4123 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
76.7 to 84.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0