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C14510 Copper vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

C14510 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35315 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 S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 9.6
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
78
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 190
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 320
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 29
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.2 to 10
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 99.15 to 99.69
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
33.6 to 40.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0.3 to 0.7
0