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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 S4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
95.2 to 96.9
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0