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SAE-AISI M2 Steel vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

SAE-AISI M2 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C74500 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 M2 steel and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 2150
390 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 71
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 76
13 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
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
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5