MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C71500 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4874 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4874 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
70
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
23 to 38.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0