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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H43 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 H43 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
25 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
22 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
83.2 to 85.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0