C70700 Copper-nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1330 Steel
C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1330 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1330 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 73 | |
| 150 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 330 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 | |
| 520 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 290 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 76 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 51 | |
| 230 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.28 to 0.33 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 88.5 to 90.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 97.3 to 98 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.6 to 1.9 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |