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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

C71500 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45503 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 S45503 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
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
15
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
120

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
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
72.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0