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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

C70700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 73
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
79
Shear Strength, MPa 220
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0