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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4740 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 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
75.4 to 82.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
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