C72800 Copper-nickel vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel
C72800 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 304LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 23 | |
| 7.8 to 46 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 740 | |
| 400 to 680 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1270 | |
| 580 to 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 1210 | |
| 230 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 38 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 99 | |
| 83 to 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 5650 | |
| 140 to 1900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 40 | |
| 21 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 20 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 13 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.3 to 82.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 65 to 73.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.0050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 8.0 to 12 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |