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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1017 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5