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C10200 Copper vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

C10200 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44625 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 C10200 copper and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
14
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020