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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4854 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4854 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4854 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
270
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
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.2 to 2.0
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