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EN 1.3576 Steel vs. C72150 Copper-nickel

EN 1.3576 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72150 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 1.3576 steel and the bottom bar is C72150 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
99
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
55
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1420
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1210
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1250
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 50
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
52.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.0
43 to 46
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5