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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3551 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96300 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5