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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M4 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M4 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 M4 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
770 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
210
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

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
26 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
24 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
75.9 to 81.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 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
5.3 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0