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C11000 Copper vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

C11000 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08535 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 C11000 copper and the bottom bar is N08535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
80
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 230
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 410
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 390
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 91
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 640
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0 to 14
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
29.4 to 44.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0