EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. C96400 Copper-nickel
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 51 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1240 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 5.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 87 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 280 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 8.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 62.3 to 71.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 64.9 | |
| 0.25 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |