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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. CC382H Copper-nickel

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is CC382H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
5.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
41
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
62.8 to 68.4
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15