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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. CC381H Copper-nickel

AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC381H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC381H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
91
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
140
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
6.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
68
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64.5 to 69.9
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
29 to 31
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5