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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
590 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
83.8 to 87.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants