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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5