C71500 Copper-nickel vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel
C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 620 | |
| 590 to 1960 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1240 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 41 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 21 to 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 20 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.7 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 19 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 70.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 95.5 to 98.7 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |