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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.3559 Steel

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3559 steel belongs to the iron 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 C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3559 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
500 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.2 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0