AWS ENiCu-7 vs. EN 1.0214 Steel
AWS ENiCu-7 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.0214 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 AWS ENiCu-7 and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 12 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 62 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 330 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1270 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1230 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 20.6 to 38 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 99.17 to 99.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 62 to 69 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |