C71520 Copper-nickel vs. Grade VDC Steel
C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDC 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 | 51 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 570 | |
| 1700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 32 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 50 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.6 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 71.6 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 98.3 to 99.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |