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C15100 Copper vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

C15100 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08330 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C15100 copper and the bottom bar is N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 36
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 64
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 270
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 470
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 95
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.3 to 71
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 890
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.3 to 48.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.1
0