EN 1.7361 Steel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel
EN 1.7361 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 1.7361 steel and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 3.9 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 600 | |
| 330 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1010 | |
| 520 to 1270 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 780 | |
| 250 to 1210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 470 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.6 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 37 to 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1590 | |
| 260 to 5650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 36 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 29 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
| 19 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.3 to 82.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.1 to 96.2 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |