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C72700 Copper-nickel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 316L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 36
9.0 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 620
370 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1070
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1060
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 380
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1420 to 4770
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 34
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 38
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 82.1 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
62 to 72
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0