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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1070 steel and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
42
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5