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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI 5145 Steel

C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5145 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 SAE-AISI 5145 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
12

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
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
97.3 to 98
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.040
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0