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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77100 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 C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
56
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
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 12
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
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5