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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.8 to 1.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
73.4 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.0050
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0