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EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 1.4903 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 680
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.0
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.5
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5