70Ag-30Ni Alloy vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel
70Ag-30Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 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 70Ag-30Ni alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.35 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 530 | |
| 590 to 1960 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 300 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 69 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 62 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.8 to 15 | |
| 21 to 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 20 to 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 21 | |
| 19 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 95.5 to 98.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28.8 to 31 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 69 to 71 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |