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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5