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N08904 Stainless Steel vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C96300 copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. They have a modest 24% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N08904 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
130
Elongation at Break, % 38
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
42
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 79
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 38.8 to 53
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 28
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5