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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4742 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 1.4742 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
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1000
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
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
77.2 to 81.6
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0