EN 1.1158 Steel vs. C70700 Copper-nickel
EN 1.1158 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 1.1158 steel and the bottom bar is C70700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 150 | |
| 73 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 24 | |
| 39 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 320 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 500 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 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 | 49 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 89 to 110 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 250 | |
| 51 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 88.5 to 90.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 99.38 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |