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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Elongation at Break, % 16
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4