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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
55
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
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.013
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0