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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 23% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4877 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
36.4 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.6 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0