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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H21 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 H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
21 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
87.6 to 93.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0