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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. AISI 304L Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
160 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
6.7 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
540 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1450
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
16
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
71 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
92 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
65 to 74
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
8.0 to 12
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 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0