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SAE-AISI L3 Steel vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2250
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 80
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 67
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5