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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4588 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4588 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, % 34
3.9 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
520 to 1270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
55
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
38
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
37 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
260 to 5650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
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 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
78.3 to 82.8
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
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), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
9.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
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