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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1050 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
390 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.48 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
98.5 to 98.9
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0