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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI T2 Steel

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
780 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
46
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
23 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
70.8 to 75.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0