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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
290 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5