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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4020 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
13 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
770 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
11
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
140 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
460 to 2290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25 to 32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
62.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
11 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.5 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0