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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

EN 1.8505 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is C76400 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 73
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5