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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

C74000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T4 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
20 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
66.3 to 72.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0