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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

S15500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC383H copper-nickel belongs to the copper 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 S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 430
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
140
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5