EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel vs. C72800 Copper-nickel
EN 1.4655 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72800 copper-nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 to 25 | |
3.9 to 23 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 460 | |
330 to 740 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 to 730 | |
520 to 1270 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 480 | |
250 to 1210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1050 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
920 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
55 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
38 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.9 | |
4.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
68 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 160 | |
37 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 to 580 | |
260 to 5650 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
17 to 40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
16 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
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 0.030 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
78.3 to 82.8 |
Iron (Fe), % | 63.6 to 73.4 | |
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), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
9.5 to 10.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
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 0.015 | |
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 |