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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44627 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S44627 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
14
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
69.2 to 74.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0