C70620 Copper-nickel vs. S30452 Stainless Steel
C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70620 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.28 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 65 to 87 | |
88 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 570 | |
660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
960 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
43 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 18 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 20 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
18 to 20 |
Copper (Cu), % | 86.5 to 90 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
66.3 to 73.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
8.0 to 10.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.16 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |