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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
190 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
7.4 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
70.7 to 78
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0