MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.3955 Stainless Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

EN 1.3955 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 EN 1.3955 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 73.5
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5