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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI H21 Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H21 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
720 to 1790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1630
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1580
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
72

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.28 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.8
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
87.6 to 93.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
8.5 to 10
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0