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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4913 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4913 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 1.4913 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
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
870 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
24
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
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
97

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
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
6.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
31 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Carbon (C), % 0
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
84.5 to 88.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0.2 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0