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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4530 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
74.4 to 77.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0