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AISI W5 Steel vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

AISI W5 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77000 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI W5 steel and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 2360
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 84
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 50
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 78
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5