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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4618 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
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
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
62.7 to 72.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0