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CC383H Copper-nickel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC383H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1130
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
17
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.010
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 69.1
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 31
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0