EN 1.7725 Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver
EN 1.7725 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7725 steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 3.0 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 1000 | |
| 370 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 610 to 860 | |
| 170 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 18 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 980 to 1940 | |
| 130 to 1440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 35 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 14 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 29 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.34 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63 to 67 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.7 to 97.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 20.2 to 28.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |