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EN 1.3576 Steel vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3576 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.3576 steel and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1420
460 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 50
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.0
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3