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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
400
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
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.7 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0