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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M36 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 M36 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
140

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
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
23 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
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), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
70.1 to 75.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0