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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 H42 steel and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5