SAE-AISI 5130 Steel vs. C75400 Nickel Silver
SAE-AISI 5130 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C75400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5130 steel and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 22 | |
| 2.0 to 43 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 390 | |
| 250 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 640 | |
| 370 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 530 | |
| 130 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 7.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 74 to 98 | |
| 12 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 750 | |
| 75 to 1450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 23 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 13 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.33 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 16.2 to 22.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |