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C14510 Copper vs. S32750 Stainless Steel

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S32750 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 S32750 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
81
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
21
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
58.1 to 66.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0