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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4150 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
120
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
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
79 to 82.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0