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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4876 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 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.6 to 50.7
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
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0