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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade TDSiCrV 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 TDSiCrV 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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
96.1 to 97.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0