MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C96900 Copper-nickel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

C96900 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S31266 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S31266 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
34.1 to 46
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
21 to 24
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0