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N08800 Stainless Steel vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C70400 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 N08800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1000
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 830
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96 to 1740
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 28
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 25
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
4.8 to 6.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5