SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
SAE-AISI 6150 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 6150 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, % | 15 to 23 | |
| 3.2 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 730 | |
| 350 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1200 | |
| 590 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1160 | |
| 470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 to 13 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 180 | |
| 19 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 3590 | |
| 930 to 1410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 38 | |
| 22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 19.2 to 25.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |