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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M41 Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M41 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 M41 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
800 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.3 to 4.3
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
6.3 to 7.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0