EN 1.4305 Stainless Steel vs. C71520 Copper-nickel
EN 1.4305 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.4305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
140 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 40 | |
10 to 45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
51 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 550 | |
250 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 900 | |
370 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 570 | |
140 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1170 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1120 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
32 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
15 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
5.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
5.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
40 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
5.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
73 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
280 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 190 | |
54 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 830 | |
67 to 680 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
8.6 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 32 | |
12 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
13 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
8.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 20 | |
12 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
65 to 71.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 66.4 to 74.9 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
28 to 33 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |