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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
450 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5