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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T6 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 T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
70
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
55.9 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0