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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1090 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 1090 steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 570
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5