SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75700 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 20 | |
3.2 to 22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 390 | |
350 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 640 | |
590 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 530 | |
470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
990 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
8.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 96 | |
19 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 760 | |
930 to 1410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 23 | |
19 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.37 to 0.44 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
63.5 to 66.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.03 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
11 to 13 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
19.2 to 25.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |