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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 M62 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.6 to 77.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0