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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 26 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
210
Elongation at Break, % 10
6.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
23 to 38.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0