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EN 1.8831 Steel vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

EN 1.8831 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70600 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 1.8831 steel and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 19
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
46
Shear Strength, MPa 390
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99.98
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5