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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30415 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 C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
77
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 330
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.5 to 160
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
0
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
67.8 to 71.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0