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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
760 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

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
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0