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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
620 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
14 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
66.4 to 73.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0