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Grade FDCrV Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Grade FDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1800
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5