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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.8503 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 16
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2200
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0