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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is EN 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
11
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
85.8 to 89.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0