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CC380H Copper-nickel vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 80
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1130
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0