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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

EN 1.4740 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5