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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1086 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 1086 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 72
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
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