EN 1.5510 Steel vs. C72150 Copper-nickel
EN 1.5510 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 190 | |
| 99 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 150 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 55 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1600 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 520 | |
| 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1210 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 3.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 3.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 6.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 88 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 260 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 710 | |
| 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 57 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 39 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 47 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
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| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 52.5 to 57 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.9 to 99.149 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 43 to 46 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |