70Ag-30Ni Alloy vs. EN 1.7375 Steel

70Ag-30Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.7375 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 70Ag-30Ni alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.7375 steel.

70-Silver 30-Nickel Electrical Contact Alloy EN 1.7375 (12CrMo9-10) Chromium-Molybdenum Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.35
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		74

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		69
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.6

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		62
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		10
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.010 to 0.040

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 2.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		94.5 to 96.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.1

Nickel (Ni), %		28.8 to 31
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.012

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.015

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

Silver (Ag), %		69 to 71
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.010

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0