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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
57.6 to 65.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0