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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C71580 Copper-nickel

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C71580 copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C71580 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
75
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 46
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
51
Shear Strength, MPa 580
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1180
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
41
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
47
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65.5 to 71
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
29 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5