EN 1.0434 Steel vs. C70700 Copper-nickel
EN 1.0434 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is C70700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 160 | |
73 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 28 | |
39 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
46 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 330 | |
220 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 540 | |
320 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 450 | |
110 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1120 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1060 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
59 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
34 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 140 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 540 | |
51 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
10 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
12 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
88.5 to 90.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.18 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 0.85 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |