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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 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
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.5

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0