C96900 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel
C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.5 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 780 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 830 | |
| 550 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 3.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 38 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2820 | |
| 810 to 1650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 73.6 to 78 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 94.6 to 97.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |