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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4429 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4429 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.4429 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
61.2 to 69.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0