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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4710 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4710 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4710 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
74

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
7.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
87.4 to 92.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0