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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
44
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5