C74500 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A387 grade 12 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 24 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 700 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 600 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 54 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 160 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 to 1540 | |
| 180 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 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 21 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 21.2 to 27.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |