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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1042 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 1042 steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
43
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5