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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4821 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 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
64.2 to 71.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0