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C11100 Copper vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C11100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 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 C11100 copper and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.5
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
15
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.6
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
66.3 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0