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EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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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 760 to 1130
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 41
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 61.2 to 69
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 14.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.3 to 3.7
29 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
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