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C72700 Copper-nickel vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

C72700 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 36
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
76
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 620
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1070
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1060
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 54
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 380
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1420 to 4770
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 34
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 38
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 82.1 to 86
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
82.5 to 88.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
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