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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4597 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4597 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 1.4597 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

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
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.1
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 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
2.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
63 to 76.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
6.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
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