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C72150 Copper-nickel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C72150 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72150 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 99
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 150
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 55
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1210
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1250
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
12
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.1
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 52.5 to 57
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.050
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 43 to 46
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0