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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

CC382H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
51.9 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0