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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
60.2 to 69.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0