C71580 Copper-nickel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel
C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1043 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71580 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 75 | |
| 190 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 400 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
| 650 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 350 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.7 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 41 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 87 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 47 | |
| 320 to 980 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 21 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.4 to 0.47 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 65.5 to 71 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |