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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.5522 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 1.5522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
73
Shear Strength, MPa 220
320 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
450 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
300 to 520

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
8.1

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
45 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
250 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
16 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 44

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.2
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