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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1046 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 1046 steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
44
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5