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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0