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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4646 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5