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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is grade 200 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
970 to 1500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
33 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
27 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
29 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0