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EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4807 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72500 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 1.4807 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 39
35
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 97
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 36.6 to 46.7
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
8.5 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2