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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI 1070 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C77600 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 C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
43
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
20

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
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5