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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4523 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 1.4523 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
920
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
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
77
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
75.7 to 80.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0