C71640 Copper-nickel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI D4 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
| 760 to 2060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 460 | |
| 470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 4.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 27 to 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 24 to 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
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| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 2.1 to 2.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 61.7 to 67.8 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 80.6 to 86.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |