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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4971 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 15
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 290
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
24.3 to 37.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0