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SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T4 steel and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2140
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
30
Density, g/cm3 9.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 64
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 39
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 64
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 4.3 to 5.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.3 to 72.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5