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C12600 Copper vs. S64512 Stainless Steel

C12600 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S64512 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is S64512 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 56
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
76
Shear Strength, MPa 190
700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
3.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
10
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
80.6 to 84.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4