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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3553 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72500 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 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
35
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2