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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C72900 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 S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C72900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 34
6.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
45
Shear Strength, MPa 410
540 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
870 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
700 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
39
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
49 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2030 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3