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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 1.4729 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
80.4 to 86.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.5
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