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EN 1.4310 Stainless Steel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72800 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 1.4310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 45
3.9 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 550
330 to 740
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 900
520 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 570
250 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 260
37 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 830
260 to 5650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
19 to 45

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 78
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.0050 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 9.5
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0025
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3