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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5