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S30415 Stainless Steel vs. C70620 Copper-nickel

S30415 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70620 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C70620 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 84
65 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
300 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.3 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.5 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 71.8
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 10
9.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5