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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 32% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 40 to 89
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0