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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M7 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 M7 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
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
79.8 to 83.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0