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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5