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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

C79600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T8 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 T8 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.3 to 75.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0