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C96200 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

C96200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4903 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C96200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 90
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
87.1 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0