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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
56.9 to 60.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
17 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.013
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0