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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4542 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
5.7 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
69.6 to 79
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
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