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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4587 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 11

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
4.8 to 6.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5