EN 1.5113 Steel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel
EN 1.5113 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is C70620 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 | 72 | |
46 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
300 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1120 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1060 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
51 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
9.3 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
11 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
10 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
86.5 to 90 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 97.5 | |
1.0 to 1.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |