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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade FDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is grade FDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.8 to 98.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0