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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

S30601 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 37
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
45
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5