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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4887 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 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
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
15

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
39
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
230
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

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
34.2 to 45
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
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
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