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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
23 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
63.6 to 73.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
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