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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.5503 Steel

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5503 steel belongs to the iron 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 C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
120 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
12 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220
270 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
400 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
41 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
200 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
14 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98.4 to 99.239
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0