AISI 414 Stainless Steel vs. C96900 Copper-nickel
AISI 414 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 414 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
4.5 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 to 960 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 790 | |
830 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 750 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1060 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
9.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
72 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
38 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1260 to 1590 | |
2820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 34 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 28 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 to 35 | |
30 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
73.6 to 78 |
Iron (Fe), % | 81.8 to 87.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
14.5 to 15.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |