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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5508 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 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
11 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220
300 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
310 to 490

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
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