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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4378 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
760 to 1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
430 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
150 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
470 to 2370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
61.2 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
2.3 to 3.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0