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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
16 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
80.5 to 84.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0