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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3555 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is C72500 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
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
14 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2