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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC380H copper-nickel belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
80
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
36
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
65
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5