AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. C72200 Copper-nickel
AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72200 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.33 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 80 | |
| 71 to 86 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 48 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1180 | |
| 350 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 590 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 34 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 6.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 41 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
| 12 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 78.1 to 84.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |