C77300 Nickel Silver vs. ASTM A209 Steel
C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM A209 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 420 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 940 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 12 to 14 |