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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C72700 Copper-nickel

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
4.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
44
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
310 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
460 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
580 to 1060

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
20 to 380
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
1420 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
14 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
15 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
16 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82.1 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3