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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4818 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 1.4818 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
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
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
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
65.6 to 71.8
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
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0