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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A7 steel belongs to the iron 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
25 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
81.4 to 87.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0