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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4958 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 27% 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 (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 1.4958 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.2 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
41.1 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
30 to 32.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0