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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
44
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5