MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.5535 Steel vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

EN 1.5535 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
51
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 370
250 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5