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EN 1.3521 Steel vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3521 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3521 steel and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1390
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5