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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. AWS E383

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E383 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
210
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
28.8 to 39.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0