SAE-AISI M7 Steel vs. C97600 Dairy Metal

SAE-AISI M7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97600 dairy metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel and the bottom bar is C97600 dairy metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		46

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		760 to 2210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1560
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1110

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		28
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		22

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		18
Base Metal Price, % relative		37

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69

Embodied Water, L/kg		100
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		7.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		6.5

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.0050

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.25

Carbon (C), %		1.0 to 1.1
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		63 to 67

Iron (Fe), %		79.8 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 1.5

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		3.0 to 5.0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		8.2 to 9.2
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 21.5

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.050

Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.55
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.15

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.080

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		3.5 to 4.0

Tungsten (W), %		1.4 to 2.1
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		3.0 to 9.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3