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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

C73100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M36 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
70.1 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0