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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
44
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5