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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C71520 Copper-nickel

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71520 copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 46
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
51
Shear Strength, MPa 580
250 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
370 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
140 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
40
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
54 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
67 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
12 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
28 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5