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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

C70600 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
74
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 330
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
19
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.5 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
56.1 to 67
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0