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SAE-AISI 8642 Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 8642 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8642 steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
9.0 to 11
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
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5