C74500 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A210 Steel
C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A210 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 24 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 700 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 600 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 160 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 to 1540 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 15 to 17 |