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SAE-AISI H42 Steel vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI H42 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C78200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI H42 steel and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1980
370 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 65
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 42
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 57
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.7
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 79.3 to 83.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5