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C14510 Copper vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32654 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
82
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 45.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0