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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
54.2 to 61.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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 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