CC382H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.5805 Steel
CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5805 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5805 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 53 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 460 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.6 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 41 | |
| 3.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.8 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 16 to 42 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.8 to 68.4 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 95.7 to 97.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |