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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI M2 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
760 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
8.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
98

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
27 to 76

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.78 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
78.5 to 83.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0