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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4598 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 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
60.8 to 70.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0