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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32506 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 C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
20
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
60.8 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
5.5 to 7.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0