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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
44
Shear Strength, MPa 640
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0.050 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3