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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
310 to 490

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
51
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
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 43

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
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
97.9 to 99.199
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
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