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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7378 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.2 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
94.6 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0