C76400 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.7039 Steel
C76400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7039 steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.7039 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 610 | |
| 530 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.1 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 19 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 19 | |
| 19 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 16 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.38 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58.5 to 61.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 96.8 to 98.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 16.5 to 19.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17.7 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |