ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. C71520 Copper-nickel
ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 51 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 370 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1170 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 5.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 | |
| 5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 40 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 5.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 12 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 12 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 65 to 71.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.3 to 56 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 28 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |