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C71520 Copper-nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 35 to 86
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
79
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 340
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 570
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 430
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67 to 680
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 71.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 33
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0