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EN 1.3536 Steel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3536 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3536 steel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
41
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.4
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5