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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.8503 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 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
3.3
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
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.3
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
95.8 to 97.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.65 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0