EN 1.6220 Steel vs. C71580 Copper-nickel
EN 1.6220 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6220 steel and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 75 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 25 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 51 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
| 110 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 4.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 310 | |
| 47 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 65.5 to 71 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 98.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 29 to 33 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |