EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel vs. C71640 Copper-nickel
EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71640 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C71640 copper-nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
140 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
52 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 1130 | |
490 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 950 | |
190 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
240 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 890 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1390 | |
1180 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1120 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
410 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
40 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
73 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 460 to 2290 | |
130 to 750 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 41 | |
15 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 32 | |
16 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 23 | |
16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
61.7 to 67.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.8 to 71.8 | |
1.7 to 2.3 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 11 to 14 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
29 to 32 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |