C71520 Copper-nickel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel
C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S15700 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 45 | |
| 1.1 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 340 | |
| 770 to 1070 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 570 | |
| 1180 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 to 430 | |
| 500 to 1770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1170 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 32 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.8 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 54 to 130 | |
| 17 to 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 67 to 680 | |
| 640 to 4660 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 42 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 32 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 19 | |
| 39 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.5 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 65 to 71.6 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 69.6 to 76.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 33 | |
| 6.5 to 7.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |