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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4662 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5