C71520 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel
C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.7703 steel belongs to the iron 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 C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 340 | |
| 420 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 570 | |
| 670 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 430 | |
| 460 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 32 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 4.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 61 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 130 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 67 to 680 | |
| 570 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.11 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 71.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 94.6 to 96.4 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 33 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |